In case anyone wanted to send a package to Palestine

by YankeeJim | June 21, 2010 at 09:00 am

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So long as a country is deemed a terrorist group, it is off limits from supplies and outreach no matter how noble the purpose or intent.

“News Alert: U.S. Supreme Court upholds anti-terror law
10:48 AM EDT Monday, June 21, 2010

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has upheld a U.S. law that bars "material support" to foreign terrorist organizations, rejecting a free speech challenge from humanitarian aid groups.

The court ruled 6-3 Monday that the government may prohibit all forms of aid to designated terrorist groups, even if the support consists of training and advice about entirely peaceful and legal activities.

Material support intended even for benign purposes can help a terrorist group in other ways, Chief Justice John Roberts said in his majority opinion.”